"Barely had coffee," Ed LeBlanc said, the most vocal1 of the four of us, quickest at friendship, at shaking hands. "We've got a whole pot almost. Have what you want." The pot was pointed2 out sitting on a hunk of grill3 across the stones of our fire, flames licking lightly at its sides. The pot appeared as if it had been at war, a number of dents4 scarred it, the handle had evidently been replaced, and if not adjusted against a small rock it would have fallen over for sure. Once, a half-hour on the road heading north, noting it missing, we'd gone back to get it. When we fished the Pine River, coffee was the glue, the morning glue, the late evening glue, even though we'd often unearth5 our beer from a natural cooler in early evening. Coffee, camp coffee, has a ritual. It is thick, it is dark, it is potboiled over a squaw-pine fire, it is strong, it is enough to wake the demon6 in you, stoke last evening's cheese and pepperoni. First man up makes the fire, second man the coffee; but into that pot has to go fresh eggshells to hold the grounds down, give coffee a taste of history, a sense of place. That means at least one egg be cracked open for its shells, usually in the shadows and glimmers7 of false dawn. I suspect that's where "scrambled8 eggs" originated, from some camp like ours, settlers rushing west, lumberjacks hungry, hoboes lobbying for breakfast. So, camp coffee has made its way into poems, gatherings9, memories, a time and thing not letting go, not being manhandled, not being cast aside. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiFoRm.html>蘇州中考語(yǔ)文培訓(xùn)哪里好</a>
"You're early enough for eggs and bacon if you need a start." Eddie added, his invitation tossed kindly10 into the morning air, his smile a match for morning sun, a man of welcomes. "We have hot cakes, kulbassa, home fries, if you want." We have the food of kings if you really want to know. There were nights we sat at his kitchen table at 101 Main Street, Saugus, Massachusetts planning the trip, planning each meal, planning the campsite. Some menus were founded on a case of beer, a late night, a curse or two on the ride to work when day started.
"Been there a'ready," the other man said, his weaponry also noted11 by us, a little more orderly in its presentation, including an old Boy Scout12 sash across his chest, the galaxy13 of flies in supreme14 positioning. They were old Yankees, in the face and frame the pair of them undoubtedly15 brothers, staunch, written into early routines, probably had been up at three o'clock to get here at this hour. They were taller than we were, no fat on their frames, wide-shouldered, big-handed, barely coming out of their reserve, but fishermen. That fact alone would win any of us over. Obviously, they'd been around, a heft of time already accrued16.
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1 vocal
adj.直言不諱的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]聲樂(lè)節(jié)目
參考例句：
The tongue is a vocal organ.舌頭是一個(gè)發(fā)音器官。 Public opinion at last became vocal.終于輿論嘩然。
2 pointed
adj.尖的，直截了當(dāng)?shù)?
參考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他給我一支削得非常尖的鉛筆。 She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通過(guò)對(duì)達(dá)茨伍德夫人提出直截了當(dāng)?shù)难?qǐng)向她的哥哥表示出來(lái)。
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3 grill
n.烤架，鐵格子，烤肉；v.燒，烤，嚴(yán)加盤問(wèn)
參考例句：
Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分鐘把上面烤成金黃色。 I'll grill you some mutton.我來(lái)給你烤一些羊肉吃。
4 dents
n.花邊邊飾；凹痕( dent的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；凹部；減少；削弱v.使產(chǎn)生凹痕( dent的第三人稱單數(shù) )；損害；傷害；挫傷（信心、名譽(yù)等）
參考例句：
He hammered out the dents in the metal sheet. 他把金屬板上的一些凹痕敲掉了。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 Tin dents more easily than steel. 錫比鋼容易變癟。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5 unearth
v.發(fā)掘，掘出，從洞中趕出
參考例句：
Most of the unearth relics remain intact.大多數(shù)出土文物仍保持完整無(wú)損。 More human remains have been unearthed in the north.北部又挖掘出了更多的人體遺骸。
6 demon
n.魔鬼，惡魔
參考例句：
The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.貪得無(wú)厭的惡習(xí)毀掉了那個(gè)守財(cái)奴的幸福。 He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年來(lái)病魔纏身。
7 glimmers
n.微光，閃光( glimmer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )v.發(fā)閃光，發(fā)微光( glimmer的第三人稱單數(shù) )
參考例句：
A faint lamp glimmers at the end of the passage. 一盞昏暗的燈在走廊盡頭發(fā)出微弱的光線。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng) The first glimmers of an export-led revival are apparent. 拉動(dòng)出庫(kù)復(fù)蘇的第一縷曙光正出現(xiàn)。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
8 scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )；攀登；爭(zhēng)奪；（軍事飛機(jī)）緊急起飛
參考例句：
Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球場(chǎng)上你爭(zhēng)我奪。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》 He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身來(lái)。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
9 gatherings
聚集( gathering的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 收集； 采集； 搜集
參考例句：
His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚會(huì)上的表現(xiàn)引起許多閑話。 During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷竊被抓住。
10 kindly
adj.和藹的，溫和的，爽快的；adv.溫和地，親切地
參考例句：
Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的鄰居都說(shuō)她和藹可親、熱情好客。 A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道陰影掠過(guò)老太太慈祥的面孔。
11 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
參考例句：
The local hotel is noted for its good table.當(dāng)?shù)氐哪羌揖频暌圆褪尘蓝Q。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班遲到出了名。
12 scout
n.童子軍，偵察員；v.偵察，搜索
參考例句：
He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被誤認(rèn)為是敵人的偵察兵，受了重傷。 The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.偵察兵偷偷地靠近敵軍陣地。
13 galaxy
n.星系；銀河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物 )
參考例句：
The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是銀河系中的星球之一。 The company has a galaxy of talent.該公司擁有一批優(yōu)秀的人才。
14 supreme
adj.極度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
參考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的時(shí)刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起訴書送交最高法院。
15 undoubtedly
adv.確實(shí)地，無(wú)疑地
參考例句：
It is undoubtedly she who has said that.這話明明是她說(shuō)的。 He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)他是中國(guó)的驕傲。
16 accrued
adj.權(quán)責(zé)已發(fā)生的v.增加( accrue的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )；（通過(guò)自然增長(zhǎng)）產(chǎn)生；獲得；（使錢款、債務(wù)）積累
參考例句：
The company had accrued debts of over 1000 yuan. 該公司已積欠了1000多萬(wàn)元的債務(wù)。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 I have accrued a set of commemoration stamps. 我已收集一套紀(jì)念郵票。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
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